The Imo State Police Command said on Monday that they killed three of the perpetrators of the attack at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during a hot pursuit while capturing two others alive with bullet wounds.
Gunmen attacked the INEC facility along Port Harcourt Road in Owerri, the state capital, on Monday morning. The heinous attack killed four people, including a police officer.
Mike Abattam, a spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, told News men that an investigation is underway to identify the group responsible for the heinous act.
Three AK-47 rifles, three pump-action guns, two improvised explosive devices (IED), petrol bombs, charms, and other dangerous weapons were recovered, according to the police spokesman.